Used Volkswagen Rabbit for Sale

I LOVE my Rabbit. I got this car as an early graduation present in high school. It's now a little over 6 years old and I've had no major problems with it. It's compact but doesn't feel tiny when inside. We can fit 5 college-aged adults easily.

The engine in the 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit is responsive and powerful for its size. Gearing of the five-speed manual and the electronic throttle's aggressive programming help the Rabbit jump off the line like a scared, well, rabbit, and the 150-horsepower 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder engine delivers 170 pound-feet of torque. Yet, the Rabbit's fuel economy—often what counts for small-car buyers—is near the back of the pack, with automatic cars rated at 20 mpg city, 29 highway and the manual gearbox adding just 1 mpg. Unlike so many budget-minded cars using numbing electric power-assisted steering, the Rabbit's steering is actually communicative and downright lively. The ride from the 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit is taut, but never jarring. The front struts and independent rear suspension absorb big bumps with nary a crash or bang. Steering feels precise with a good on-center feel. Inside, the Rabbit's front seats give great support. The driver's seat helps you get comfortable with plenty of adjustability, but the controls are in three different locations: fore/aft at the right-front corner of the seat, a lever on the left side that raises and lowers the bottom cushion, and a big knob to change the backrest angle at the left rear of the seat. The quality of the materials is high. The view out is good, but the base of the windshield is rather high, a result of European pedestrian collision standards. The Rabbit four-door has achieved four-star ratings for frontal impact and five-star ratings for side impact from the federal government, but it's a Top Safety Pick from the IIHS, with all "good" scores.

What attracted me to the Volkswagen Rabbit primarily was the safety rating - I knew I wanted something I would feel confident having a child in. I haven't encountered too many out of the norm problems with it thus far after having it for approximately 4 years. It's been very reliable, for which I'm grateful for, and I've probably put almost 100k miles on it in the four years that I've had it. It's a pretty sporty car too, which is a nice perk - engine pick-up is great when merging onto highways. It's a very smooth ride - I swear my passengers are so relaxed by it, it's sometimes hard to keep them awake. The downsides of the vehicle is that it's certainly not the best vehicle for driving in snow (I live in an area that typically has substantial snowfall in the winter), repairs are pricier than normal since it's a foreign car, there's not a ton of storage space, and for its size, it's not very good on gas.